That's exactly what the official Playboy iPhone app does. It also includes "exclusive content", like a non-nude Playmate video and free wallpapers—not exactly free, since you are paying for the app—but that's about it. Still not interested? Maybe this bit from their iTunes description page will convince you:

If you want to be dialed into what's new from the world's top entertainment and lifestyle magazine for men (and what man wouldn't?) Playboy is the app you need!

I quoted that word by word.

And as if that wasn't lame enough, here's another gem: This is a subscription app. Any assclown who actually gets this would have to pay $1.99 a month to get new content in.

Is this how the publishing industry expects to save itself? Are there any idiots that would subscribe to this thing? [iTunes Store via Krapps]

Marge Simpson is going to be on the cover of Playboy on Oct. 16, and I don't know whether to laugh, puke, subscribe, or shake my head in utter dismay. What I do know is that this is proof the magazine industry as a whole, and the formerly dignified adult magazine industry in particular, has lost it. And I think it means The Simpsons has finally officially jumped the shark, too. (Confession: I have the first 8 or 9 seasons committed to memory, but I haven't watched it in years.) [SF Gate]

Kindle revelation of the day: While there may not be any extra service charges for the international edition (which costs just $20 more), the books themselves will cost more. This makes sense for roamers, certainly, since that effectively is the extra service charge, but it doesn't make as much sense for people who live in other countries. In its defense (or should I say defence?) Amazon cites higher EU taxes on ebooks as a reason. [Guardian UK]

TechCrunch caught this great Fox News blip where some guy (former Bush Deputy National Security Adviser Mark Pfeifle) said that the founders of Twitter should be up for the Nobel Peace Prize next time around. And we all had a good guffaw. And then we realized, whoa, wait a minute, why shouldn't this be taken seriously? It's not always about Michael Jackson, folks. [TechCrunch]

Engadget reported that a leaked slide from a Microsoft Office presentation mentioned the eagerly awaited Windows Mobile 7 would be released to manufacturing as early as "Spring 2010." Never mind that the Office team is in a completely different division of Microsoft than Windows Mobile, and that the company is not known for strong internal communication. If this is accurate at all, what it does (as Engadget also notes) is affirm what we basically already knew, that Windows Mobile 6.5 is a stop-gap and that WinMo 7 would come out as soon as developmentally possible, sometime in mid to late 2010. I don't care when it gets here as long as it's not a total piece of crap. [Engadget]

Update: Dan from Silicon Alley Insider says his Hulu source denies this (which doesn't surprise us). Also, just now, Roku told us they flat out deny this too, meaning whoever wrote that for Playboy should be getting their asses back to Factchecking 101.

We just can't believe that a cellphone actually slept with Hef to get the job. Bonus shot after the jump.

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Step one: iPhone. Step 2: make a set of "sexy non-nude Playmate wallpapers, a complete one-hour episode of Playboy Radio's 'The PlayMate Hour'"", and a "Playboy.com Cyber Girl Video" for said iPhone. Step 3: Profit.

PlayBoy.com [NSFW Unless You Work At Home Like Us]

Whispers abound that Playboy is about to launch itself into the mobile phone market, with LG, Motorola and Siemens (well, whaddaya know?) most likely front-runners to carry the iconic bunny badge on their mobiles. Anyone have any questions? I know I do...

1. Is the Playboy phone aimed at anyone else apart from tweenagers and 25-year-old male virgins?
2. Will it come in pink?
3. Will it have a larger-than-normal earset?
4. Just how seismic will the vibrate mode be?
5. Are you going to have "ringmoans" instead of ringtones?
6. How about free calls to sexy chat line operators?
7. Why didn't you just stick a keyboard on a dildo and have done with it?

– Ad Dugdale

Playboy looking to enter cellphone game? [Electronista]

These Bodcasts will be available through the Playboy website and will feature video of Playmates, the joke of the day, commentary from ole' Hugh, and advice from the gals. The Bodcasts are free as long as you sign up for the Playboy newsletter. Bodcasts. HA! Get it? Oh Hugh, you are SO funny—am I still banned from the mansion? I promise not to hide webcams in the toilet again.

Playboy Begins Video "Bodcasts" [Designtechnica]
Playboy Bodcast (Here be scantily-clad women not suitable for your work environment)